2014年10月20日月曜日

10/20 homework: the way to use Evernote and about C.R.A.P.

1. We learned the way to use Evernote. By Evernote, we can note or memo effectively, so that we can feel as if we make our own Google. The learning potential of it is we can think about what we want to consider by comparing memo or pictures, and can find what we need by checking mark or filing. Web clipper plays an important role when we save some information as we want. For example, you can save full page, bookmark, screenshot, draw lines and protect privacy by mosaic. I would like to use screenshot because I can save only what I need if I use it.

2. I saw the videos about how can we make a good presentation. The important key point is included C.R.A.P. I will explain what it is.
C: Contrast
Creating contrast for elements like font size or color makes them stand out. For example, when the background has darker color, the sentences’ color should be lighter, and vice versa.

R: Repetition
By repeating same text, or font style, color, and size, we can make collaborative production. This cohesive looking website makes more easier for observers to see.

A: Alignment
Appropriate alignment makes the presentation easier to understand. For example, if we want to represent “catching the dreams,” it’s better to put the letters above the boy’s hand, who is jumping toward the sky.

P: Proximity
Proximity of sentences or images tells how they are associated with or not. For example, the closer the sentences, or pictures are, the more they get involved. On the other hand, the farther the sentences, or pictures are away from one another, the less they get involved.

Other things I didn’t know are…
to use
•1-7-7 slide
•high-resolution
•sans serif font rather than serif one
to avoid
•using clipart, watermarks cute things, irrelevant images, animations video, or sounds to entertain


4. I will write about death penalty. Because the developed countries that still have death penalty are only Japan and some states in America, I want to know why some countries has and the others don’t. Main reasons argue for it are helping the victims’ families’ feeling, deterrence for harsher crimes, and preventing the accused from committing further crimes. On the other hand, the reasons argue against it are mainly inhumanity, danger of irreversible wrong convictions, and a lot of cost. I hope I could write a better essay than last essay.

2014年10月14日火曜日

Evaluation of Wikipedia and citation by using Zotero

We learned the way to know the quality of the Wikipedia sites in the first place, and also we learned the way to cite by using zotero.

1. I found “Attachment Theory,” which has FA rank. Because I wrote about child abuse in last essay, this site is highly connected to my previous topic. I did not know that we could confirm whether the site of Wikipedia is reliable or not. And at the same time, I realized that the sites which has high rank like FA is so few that we cannot too much rely on most of them. That’s why many teachers don’t like it, though we cannot do it in terms of other websites, too, because we don’t know who is editing them.


2. Regarding In-text citation and works cited, zotero worked so well that I simply thought it is really useful tool. Because I always have a trouble with citation, I am sure that it will be helpful next time. But I had a mistake and I send it to members before I completed it, so I sent it again. (sorry for bother my group members)


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Works Cited


Davis, Laura. The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, 20th Anniversary Edition. 4 Rev Exp edition. New York: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2008. Print.

Ito, Masami. “‘No Child Ever Deserves to Be Abused like This.’” The Japan Times Online 13 Sept. 2014. Japan Times Online. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.